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What + a(n) + Adj + N + S + be!How + Adj (+ a(n)/the + N) + S + be!How + Adv + S + V!

Never/Nowhere/Little/Seldom... + Aux/Be + S....

Grammar in Use

1. What a wonderful experience it was!2. How delicious they were!3. How smart a girl Cindy is!4. How beautifully the girl

danced!

Examples

A. 根據左邊圖片重組下列各 題的提示字，寫成一完整 句子。

1. how/a/is/it/hot/day _________________How hot a day it is!

2. what/it/airplane/big/a/is _____________________What a big airplane it

is!

3. well/played/how/Nancy/the/piano ____________________________How well Nancy played the piano!

4. shining/the/is/how/sky ______________________How shining the sky is!

5. boy/a/what/he/lucky/is ____________________What a lucky boy he is!

B. 以下為 Richard 的 8 月 13 日的日 記，請根據提示字及句型來完成

這篇日記。

Today was a sunny day, but it was really not my day. It began with my alarm clock this morning it didn’t work. 1. ___________________ _______________________________(terrible/thing/it/was) As a result, I overslept and had to rush to school. When I arrived at school, the teacher was very angry with me for being late again.

How terrible a thing itwas!/What a terrible thing it was!

　 2. ______________________ _____________________________ (poor/guy/I/was) At noon, I was very hungry and found that I had left my lunch box at home. 3. ____________ ______________________________ ___________ (forgetful/person/I/was) Then, my classmate, Diane, shared her lunch with me.

How poor a guy I was!/What a poor guy I was!

How forgetfula person I was!/What a forgetfulperson I was!

4. _____________________ 　 __________________________ (kind/girl/she/was) After school, while I was riding my bike home, I didn’t notice a hole in the road, and I fell off my bike. Both of my knees were injured. 5. _____________________________________________ (unlucky/day/it/was) I just wonder if my bad luck was due to Friday the thirteenth today!

How kind a girl she was!/What a kind girl she was!

How unlucky a day it was!/What anunlucky day it was!

Examples

1. I had never been to Lugu before.　→ Never had I been to Lugu before. 2. The tea culture is nowhere more evident than it is here. → Nowhere is the tea culture more evident than it is here.

3. I little knew that he was ill. → Little did I know that he was ill. 4. Daniel seldom goes to school on time. → Seldom does Daniel go to school on time.

Examples

Ａ .根據上面的句型，改 寫下面的句子。

1. Ian never keeps his word. ____________________________Never does Ian keep his word.

2. My car key is nowhere to be found. ____________________________

Nowhere is my car key to be found.

3. Jamie little thought that she 　 would win the first prize in the 　 game._____________________________ ____________________________Little did Jamie think that she would

win the first prize in the game.

4. We never knew that high mountain tea tasted so good. _________________________ _________________________

Never did we know that highmountain tea tasted so good.

5. I have seldom heard of Michael since we graduated from high school.________________________________________________________Seldom have I heard of Michael since

we graduated from high school.

B. 以下為幾張 Susan 寫給她母親 的小卡片，請根據句型改寫卡 片中畫線的句子。

1. To the world’s best mom! I have never thanked you for all you have done for me. This card is for my great mom! ___________________________ _________________________

Never have I thanked you for allyou have done for me.

2. A mother like you can be found nowhere else in the world. You are the best mom that a daughter could ever have. ___________________________ _________________________

Nowhere else in the world can amother like you be found.

3. I may seldom be an angel, but I do appreciate what you do. Thank you for all the wonderful things that you have done for me. ___________________________ _________________________

Seldom may I be an angel, but Ido appreciate what you do.

4. I have little realized that you have loved me so much. Thanks for everything. I love you, Mom. ___________________________ _________________________

Little have I realized that you

have loved me so much.

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